Senior Backend Engineer

Backend Developer

Sav is an autonomous consumer fintech built on open banking rails that enables users to manage all their financial accounts in one place, while Sav Ai helps them save more, reduce debt, and build wealth. Sav is regulated by the DFSA (Dubai Financial Services Authority) and built by a team of finance and technology experts, with backing from leading investors.

Job Description

Design and build scalable, secure backend systems using Node.js, Next.js (API layer), and microservices architecture.

Lead the development of complex features and own them end-to-end from requirements to release and monitoring.

Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA, DevOps, and frontend/mobile engineers to deliver seamless customer experiences.

Implement robust data models, APIs, and integrations with banking systems, credit bureaus, cloud infrastructure, and internal services.

Optimize application performance and ensure system availability, latency, security, and quality across the stack.

Mentor and support mid and junior engineers, performing thoughtful code reviews and sharing best practices.

Drive engineering excellence by promoting clean architecture, domain-driven design, observability, and testing culture.

Contribute to technical planning, estimation, and decision-making in agile sprints.

Requirements

6–8 years of backend development experience in agile, high-growth product environments.

Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Node.js, with strong command of asynchronous programming, performance optimization, and API frameworks.

Experience with Next.js API routes, Express.js, or similar frameworks.

Solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, message queues, and caching (Redis, etc.).

Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.) and data modeling for scale.

Experience building cloud-native services and working with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred).

Strong debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills with a product-oriented mindset.

Comfortable working in scrum teams, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional rituals.

A sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability, with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and take initiative.

Benefits

Be part of a mission-driven fintech scaling across the GCC.

Work alongside a passionate and visionary leadership team.

A flat, fast-paced, no-drama culture with high ownership and high trust.

Work alongside a globally distributed team of experienced builders.

Compensation: INR 12-24LPA + ESOPs + Employee benefits.